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A Record of Awakening: Practice and Insight on the Buddhist Path

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A Westerner Walks in the Buddha's Steps
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A Record of Awakening: Practice and Insight on the Buddhist Path
David Smith
Manufacturer: Windhorse Publications (UK)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1899579184

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A Westerner Walks in the Buddha's Steps.......2004-07-29

I think that this is one of the most useful and original books on Buddhism that I have read in a long time. The author is a matter-of-fact Englishman who has achieved great spiritual insight, and does about as much as anyone can to explain the inexplicable. He starts at the beginning of his own journey, and describes what he realized and how his realization grew as time went on. He does this in simple English, and then tries to show how it fits in with traditional Buddhist theory.

This makes his work substantially different from most Buddhist literature, which, whether written by Asians or Westerners, which starts with the intellectual framework developed in another age and in another culture.

Looking at what I have written above, I feel some doubt that I have described the book quite correctly. But it is the best I can do.

In any case, A record of Awakening is very original and should be helpful to anyone on the path. I cannot recommend it highly enough.

Important.......2002-03-23

I highly recommend this book. It is not only a spellbinding true account of a spiritual awakening. It also gives us reliable methods and incouragement for our own lives. It may be more suited for someone who knows a little about meditation but it has been my favourite book since I bought it two years ago.

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